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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 144

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section

MRHC starts online record system BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Magnolia Regional Health Center is making it easier for patients to check their medical records. The hospital recently launched MyHealth, a secure and private website portal that allows patients to access their

health information online. “This is something most hos-

pitals have already been doing for a while,” said MRHC CIO

David Parker. “It’s really the next evolution in health care.” Once a patient gains access to the MyHealth portal, they will be able to view past records including visit history, vital signs, medications, lab and radiology reports. “Right now we have three years’ worth of patient data on

the site,” said Parker. “New results will be available within 24 hours of the completed work. Patients will no longer need to wait for a phone call or followup visit to see lab results. MyHealth will provide patients a much faster avenue to get imPlease see MYHEALTH | 2

Citizens vocalize concern over dogs BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

More than 150 children attended the Community-Wide Vacation Bible School held June 10-13 at the new Easom Community Center.

FARMINGTON — Two Farmington residents addressed the board of mayor and alderman this week concerning vicious dogs and the city’s leash law. Central Place subdivision resident Leslie Green said he was walking his dog on Sunday, June 8 on County Road 236 when he was attacked by a group of dogs and then bitten by one. After getting checked out at a

local clinic, Green said he filed a compliant at Farmington City Hall on Monday, June 9. Mayor Dale Fortenberry said an officer and the code enforcement officer visited the home of the dogs after Green made the complaint. “The dog owners told the officer the dogs broke through their fenced in yard,” said Fortenberry. “That afternoon the owner’s veterinarian faxed vaccination Please see DOGS | 2

Community-wide event a success Commission shares BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The first ever CommunityWide Vacation Bible School held earlier this month was a huge success, according to event coordinator Roger Shock. “We had a fantastic showing of kids every night,” said Shock, pastor at First United Methodist Church. “We averaged about 170 kids each night and had around 150 different adults volunteer at some point during the week.” Sponsored by First United Methodist Church, the Boys and Girls Club, The Lighthouse Foundation and Crosswind

Ministries, the Weird Animals themed Vacation Bible School took place June 10-13 at the new Easom Community Center. “The kids really got into the Bible lessons we offered. Our number one objective was making the week as fun as possible. We taught God’s word, but made sure the kids were enjoying every minute,” Shock said. “We also feed them a good meal each night.” The free, four-day school was available to any child who had completed kindergarten through the 5th grade. Shock said volunteers saw many of the same children re-

turning each night. “Some of the kids were already somehow connected to one of the organizations hosting the school,” he said. “We also saw a good handful of kids from the neighborhood around the community center come join us.” Each day, kids moved through activity stations setup at the center. Each station was designed around a Bible truth in a hands-on, interactive way. The organizers are already planning for next year’s event. “We hope to turn this into an annual event,” Shock said. (For more information, contact 662-287-3111.)

update on new park BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Expansion plans for Crossroads Regional Park are expected to include something for all people. Corinth-Alcorn County Parks and Recreation Commission Chairman Butch Carmichiel told members of the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Tuesday that moving dirt on the $5.3 million project is a little over three months away. “Where we are at right now is

working on a plan to see what we can do with the money we are getting,” said Carmichiel, who attended the regular monthly meeting of the tourism board with fellow park board member Leo Choate. “Everywhere I go, everyone has an idea on what needs to be there … we will try to do something for everyone.” The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors agreed in March to refinance the Crossroads Arena Please see PARK | 2

Voter ID scored big victory in primary election, official says BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Voter ID was a success. That was the message from Jeremy Martin, North Mississippi Service Coordinator for the Secretary of State office. Martin spoke to Corinth Kiwanis Club members at their lunch meeting this week. “Folks are always asking me who I’m going to vote for,” said Martin. “Since I work with 32 circuit clerks to make sure elections are fair, I never give my predictions about who will win a race. However, now I can tell people my candidate of choice in that June 3rd election was voter ID.” A native of Mooreville, Martin serves as the Secretary of State representative for the 32 most northern counties in Mississippi, including Alcorn. “Voter ID was the only candidate that won overwhelmingly on the third day of June,” said Martin. “I am thrilled to have been a part of that movement.” Martin said Mississippi has

been the only state to date that has implemented a voter ID law without a single lawsuit of any kind. “It was my boss, Delbert Hosemann’s visionary leadership that helped this movement be so successful. The many trips he made to Washington to talk to the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is a big reason why we haven’t been sued by our federal government,” Martin added. “I want to brag on the 82 circuit clerks and the 92 courthouses statewide that worked with us to issue free voter ID cards. We made sure every election commissioner and all volunteers were as informed as possible about voter ID.” The representative said he gave 57 speeches about voter ID leading up to the election. “We meet with every group who said they had a concern. We went and showed them what we were doing to make sure voters wouldn’t feel intimidated at the polls,” he said.

According to Martin, 99.9 percent of people who showed up at the poles showed their ID in order to vote in the election. “I was here in Corinth on June 3,” said Martin. “The majority of people used their drivers license to vote. I also saw a handful of proud people use their firearms permit to vote.” Martin said he saw one Alcorn County citizen present their newly issued voter ID card. “People ask me, what did this voter ID law do for us,” he said. “It helped us pull off the fairest election ever in the state. Two weeks ago we showed the world that Mississippi can do this by ourselves and for ourselves and do it fairly.” Because Corinth is one of the first municipalities to hold an election since the voter ID law was put into place, Martin will be in Corinth again for the city election in September and the general election in October. (For more information about voter ID, sos.ms.gov or call 800-829-6786.)

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Jeremy Martin, the North Mississippi Service Coordinator for the Secretary of State office, was in Corinth this week to discuss voter ID results with members of the Corinth Kiwanis Club.

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